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discerning

/ discerning /
adjective/adjective satellite

Definitions & Examples

adjective Sense 1
having or revealing keen insight and good judgment
"a discerning critic"
"a discerning reader"
Similar:
clear percipient clear-eyed clear-sighted perspicacious prescient
Opposites:
undiscerning
See also:
critical discriminating
adjective satellite Sense 2
able to make or detect effects of great subtlety; sensitive
"discerning taste"
"a discerning eye for color"
Similar:
discriminating
adjective satellite Sense 3
unobtrusively perceptive and sympathetic
"a discerning editor"
"a discreet silence"
Similar:
tactful
adjective satellite Sense 4
quick to understand
"a kind and apprehensive friend"- Nathaniel Hawthorne"
Similar:
perceptive
Semantic Complexity
50%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
9
Total Relationships
12
Times Searched
18
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Related Words

clear percipient clear-eyed clear-sighted perspicacious prescient undiscerning discriminating tactful perceptive